Disciplines

Q&A: Chris Demott Managing director, Laser Bureau
Chris is married with two sons and lives in Bedfordshire. He says he’s spent “at least” 20 years in the industry.

Build sustainable growth with a tighter focus
The direct mail sector, like much of the printing industry, can’t claim to have had the easiest of times in recent years.

Avoid bungs or risk going down the plughole
Bribery is a global issue and one the UK generally fares well in combatting.

The brains of your printing business
UK printers first started using management information systems (MIS) in the 1980s. At the time the software was pretty rudimentary, recalls Keith McMurtrie, managing director at Tharstern, who...

‘We’ve got a very good business here now’
Like many general commercial printers, Gemini Print Group has faced its fair share of challenges over the past decade.

Top marks: how printers can be five-star performers
Everybody makes mistakes, but for a market where margins are already supermodel slim, even the smallest of errors can have a big impact on profitability.

Star product: Screen PlateRite Ultima 16000N
Latest addition to Screen’s VLF PlateRite range of platesetters.

Me & my: Heidelberg Versafire CP
When A3 Design & Print installed its second Heidelberg Versafire CP digital press earlier this year, managing director Tony Pooles named them Victoria and Albert following a poll on social media.

Print Scotland slams gov't print procurement policy
Scotland’s print membership body Print Scotland has spoken out against the Scottish government’s print procurement policy as another contract looks likely to be placed south of the border.

KNP Litho upgrades workflow and MIS
KNP Litho has invested in a new Prinect workflow and upgrades to its Tharstern MIS to increase its productivity and pave the way for a new web-to-print portal.